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another sitting in the fall out chairs along the border playing share if this is where politicians from washington come to talk tough about the border keeping america safe. they don't actually come here with a circle the helicopters and then drive to the ranch areas feeding on the summer in their role county. one day they build taller fence and hire more agents and make it impossible to drive north without going to the border patrol agent check ports with dogs. nothing stops the flow of cubans going north. for years i walked mountains, the mountains and have taken note of your and try to differentiate between the mountain lion skat and the wildcat mines along the trail with a detailed and drilling down the hill. i think of all of the souls that what the mountains at night and the ones that scratched the hole in the mountain hoping to make small fortunes. some did but most did not and most of them died early. all this heavy-metal might be easier to forget if i hadn't heard heard the rumors that they would reopen the mine which would effectively alter the economic and cultural landscape of the town.
another sitting in the fall out chairs along the border playing share if this is where politicians from washington come to talk tough about the border keeping america safe. they don't actually come here with a circle the helicopters and then drive to the ranch areas feeding on the summer in their role county. one day they build taller fence and hire more agents and make it impossible to drive north without going to the border patrol agent check ports with dogs. nothing stops the flow of cubans...
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i had a law practice here in washington for many, many years. i did keep notes, and i felt ultimately, um, that i would put it together, and i'd piece it together for a magazine article. and then it expanded, and it became what it is right now. but always behind in my mind i want young people to know, i want young people to know that this ugliness happened. and so it took a while. my brother is a writer up in new york, and he was my editor for a while. i fired him three times, and i went back with the help of my wife back into my first year legal research because i had to certify, authorize this was a piece of nonfiction, and you have to put down. i felt with a memoir you could just wig it. well, you can't because once you start highlighting things, you have to get authority for it. you even have to get a concept from people who you put photographs in, the consent of the army, consent of all -- i had a letter from james meredith right after i left which is in the book it, and i wanted to put that in. my wife reminded me, well, you need his permi
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states for the king of thailand in the middle of those discussions talking to johnson both in washington. but when they did start recruiting soldiers, the king made it clear that he supported venture, he did a farewell and sponsored a lot of the celebrations to mark the southps to vietnam. ct personal interest in the wellbeing and h the wounded soldiers in the hospitals when they came back. presided over the funeral them out these sponsored temples so from the jury beginning the king of ved in thiss and supporting it as to say blessing or forward, i don't know, but pretty much like -- i gine without his support such a thing taking place. >> currently what kind of relationship does the u.s. military have with the thai military? >> they still have a close relationship of the royal thai or me. something that haven't changed since the vietnam war month. annual regular exercis
states for the king of thailand in the middle of those discussions talking to johnson both in washington. but when they did start recruiting soldiers, the king made it clear that he supported venture, he did a farewell and sponsored a lot of the celebrations to mark the southps to vietnam. ct personal interest in the wellbeing and h the wounded soldiers in the hospitals when they came back. presided over the...
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i have a lot practiced in washington for many years. i felt ultimately that i would put it together and piece it together. a magazine article and it expanded and it became what it is right now. always in my mind, i want young people to know. i want young people to know the this happened and so it took a while. my brother is a writer in new york and he was my editor for a while. i fired him three times, and i went back with the help of my wife, back into my first year of legal research because i had to certify, authorize this piece of nonfiction. i felt with a memoir you could just wing it you can't because once you start highlighting things you've got to get authority for it. you even have to get consent from the people that you put photographs and. i had a letter from james meredith right after i left, which is in the book itself and i wanted to put that in. my wife reminded me, we need his permission. i don't need his permission. he sent it to me that he didn't send us the world. i send a form letter to jackson mississippi and he sign
i have a lot practiced in washington for many years. i felt ultimately that i would put it together and piece it together. a magazine article and it expanded and it became what it is right now. always in my mind, i want young people to know. i want young people to know the this happened and so it took a while. my brother is a writer in new york and he was my editor for a while. i fired him three times, and i went back with the help of my wife, back into my first year of legal research because i...
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what i did and why we did it was not based on the speech from washington because it was love of the man next to you. it is a cliche will men jumping out of the trench but that does not keep it from being true. questions like that i focus on the small part that i could do something about. >> the war is as small as it is for you. a general expressing opinion is something we could use more of. but the overall worry is if someone is hiding something, what else are they hiding? how much of anything is ever true? it is on a level of such high discussion that you have to diffuse the bomb and i have to keep 150 marines from being dead. does anyone notice? becomes over detachments of how much of the war is real to those not actively in engaged on the ground. >> i am not a veteran but i see myself as an advocate just because he sits right here. i wanted to read the passage if you keep said general betray as high jinks in mind this is what the first attendant was going through a 1.2 thousand seven. >> up the mountain the first platoon regaining used to a lifestyle even more spartan than the one do
what i did and why we did it was not based on the speech from washington because it was love of the man next to you. it is a cliche will men jumping out of the trench but that does not keep it from being true. questions like that i focus on the small part that i could do something about. >> the war is as small as it is for you. a general expressing opinion is something we could use more of. but the overall worry is if someone is hiding something, what else are they hiding? how much of...
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apparently, it also escaped "washington post" fact checker glenn kessler. he described the reasoning supporting such a claim as a rube goldberg phenomenon. the postwas unable -- the "post" was unable to find any academic study supporting that convoluted logic. there is good reason "the post" could not find such a study. the focus of most economic research in this area focuses the degree to which tax increases lower economic growth and tax decreases increase economic growth. there is considerable debate within this research, but it's difficult to find any suggesting that tax increases are good and decreases are bad for the economy. now that i have explained these myths to you and hopefully corrected these myths, i hope that we have a more constructive discussion on averting this fiscal cliff. republicans have already stated they are willing to accept some new revenue. speaker boehner has put $800 billion in new revenues on the table. however, we still not have heard from any sub substantive ideas m the president or other leading democrats about cuts to spend
apparently, it also escaped "washington post" fact checker glenn kessler. he described the reasoning supporting such a claim as a rube goldberg phenomenon. the postwas unable -- the "post" was unable to find any academic study supporting that convoluted logic. there is good reason "the post" could not find such a study. the focus of most economic research in this area focuses the degree to which tax increases lower economic growth and tax decreases increase...
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i do want to thank you for asking me to represent them in washington. i want to thank the many people who have served on my staff for almost 20 years. i have to say i am touched that both senses, on both sides of this room are filled with my staff members who have been so hard-working, so loyal, and have produced so much in 20 years for our state and nation. and i think them. i do want to thank my colleagues and all the people who work here. senators, but also those who work behind the scenes to make our lives as good as they can be with the hard hours that we all have. those who keep our buildings safe and clean, the work in the library, the shops, the cafeterias, and to guide tens of thousands of tourists through our nation's beautiful capital each year. i want to thank my husband, ray, and her two children, bailey in houston, they are 11 now, and so many of my colleagues that were here when i started bringing my children as babies here, have watched them grow up. the senate isn't easy on families. they sacrificed so i could serve the people of texas,
i do want to thank you for asking me to represent them in washington. i want to thank the many people who have served on my staff for almost 20 years. i have to say i am touched that both senses, on both sides of this room are filled with my staff members who have been so hard-working, so loyal, and have produced so much in 20 years for our state and nation. and i think them. i do want to thank my colleagues and all the people who work here. senators, but also those who work behind the scenes...
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the united states for the king of thailand in the middle of discussions talking both in bangkok and washington. but when they did start recruiting soldiers covered the king made it clear he supported the venture. he bid farewell, sponsored a lot of celebrations that marked the departure of the troops in south vietnam. he showed a direct personal interest in their well-being and visits wounded soldiers in the hospital when they came back. he presided over funeral ceremonies for them at the royal sponsor temple. so from the very beginning, the king of thailand was involved in supporting it. whether it will still go forward i don't know, but pretty much are to imagine such a thing taking place. >> currently but relationship is the u.s. military have? >> be the close relationship with the royal thai army. this is something that hasn't changed since the vietnam war. we have regular annual exercises with other regional armies to help them every year in thailand. many in the united states have contacts with the american counterparts here. so that hasn't changed in the vietnam war. there is a brief so
the united states for the king of thailand in the middle of discussions talking both in bangkok and washington. but when they did start recruiting soldiers covered the king made it clear he supported the venture. he bid farewell, sponsored a lot of celebrations that marked the departure of the troops in south vietnam. he showed a direct personal interest in their well-being and visits wounded soldiers in the hospital when they came back. he presided over funeral ceremonies for them at the royal...
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roosevelt's stalin to send molotov the top general to washington in may of 42 and in june of 40 to the united states issued a public statement saying we are going to open up the second front before the end of the war, before the end of the year 1942. we promise that publicly and get we don't open up the second front until june of 44 and that is partly because the british refused to go along with this. the united states and the british get involved in what marshall calls peripheral and marshall and eisenhower opened up a second front and the united states when instead to basically defend the british empire. there was going to be a lot of mistrust between the united states and the soviets particularly during the war. the seeds of the cold war actually are visible during the war. in certain tensions of course because the second front is the soviets had on their own and largely defeated the germans after stalingrstalingr ad and for pushing toward central europe and eastern europe. said the united states lost their military initiative by that point and we had lost the diplomatic so there ar
roosevelt's stalin to send molotov the top general to washington in may of 42 and in june of 40 to the united states issued a public statement saying we are going to open up the second front before the end of the war, before the end of the year 1942. we promise that publicly and get we don't open up the second front until june of 44 and that is partly because the british refused to go along with this. the united states and the british get involved in what marshall calls peripheral and marshall...
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from washington. you are everywhere. then we have peter jaszi, professor of copyright law at the washington college of law, american university, also an author. i will say also peter would not want me to, recently given the great honor by his colleagues at the washington college of law to have a lecture named after him. congratulations and thank you for joining us. [applause] so our topic is copyright and the book. very small topic. copyright and the book, authors, publishers and the public interest. i want to reflect on the title for a moment. copyright and the book is at its core a discussion about the public interest. with arthur's and publishers as part of the public interest. i would underscore that because in the more recent conversations, in political circles, it sometimes teed up as a conversation where publishers and authors are somehow and difficult to or at least in competition with the goals of the public and that is not the foundational history of copyright law in united states. we will talk about incentiviz
from washington. you are everywhere. then we have peter jaszi, professor of copyright law at the washington college of law, american university, also an author. i will say also peter would not want me to, recently given the great honor by his colleagues at the washington college of law to have a lecture named after him. congratulations and thank you for joining us. [applause] so our topic is copyright and the book. very small topic. copyright and the book, authors, publishers and the public...
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introduced by susan eisenhower the granddaughter of the dwight eisenhower at the eisenhower institute in washington d.c.. this is about 50 minutes. .. >> the answer was there is no plan. i blew up, not for the first or last time, and said, how can it be the head of the soviet union dies, and we have no contingency plan. it was criminal, said the president. the truth was the united states and the other western nations had very little idea of what was happening behind the iron curtain. two years later at the first summit meeting of the cold war era at geneva in 1955, the united states still did not know who was running the soviet union. they sent four leaders, one tall white man in a white suit with a white goatee who looked like colonel sanders from kentucky fried chicken, clearly, a figure head. the head of the red army, ike's ally in defeating the nazis in world war ii. eisenhower spent his son, john, to do some spying. subdued and shaken, just whispered, "things are not as they seem." presidentize -- president eisenhower found out who was in charge on the fifth day of the conference. the big pier
introduced by susan eisenhower the granddaughter of the dwight eisenhower at the eisenhower institute in washington d.c.. this is about 50 minutes. .. >> the answer was there is no plan. i blew up, not for the first or last time, and said, how can it be the head of the soviet union dies, and we have no contingency plan. it was criminal, said the president. the truth was the united states and the other western nations had very little idea of what was happening behind the iron curtain. two...
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in washington -- washington had 30 thousands people then as a city. 12,000 were black. the majority of the people in 1830 were free, were not slaves out of the 12,000 people, slightly more than half were free. >> what led to washington, d.c.'s first race riots in 1835? what part did francis scott key play? jefferson recounts this almost forgotten chapter in history in "snowstorm in august" on c-span2's booktv.org. >> we don't know whether franklin roosevelt heard about forest greenberg's unprecedented call for health care as a right because even though he had endorsed the conference, he chose that time to go on vacation. frksz dr was actually on a cruise. it was probably a well-deserved vacation. three years earlier, he refused to include medical coverage because he didn't want to antagonize the american medical profession. he did send a message of support to the health department corchtion, but not long afterwards, the outbreak of world war ii forced the president's attention elsewhere. fives year later, january 11, 1944 in the state of the union address, roosevelt spo
in washington -- washington had 30 thousands people then as a city. 12,000 were black. the majority of the people in 1830 were free, were not slaves out of the 12,000 people, slightly more than half were free. >> what led to washington, d.c.'s first race riots in 1835? what part did francis scott key play? jefferson recounts this almost forgotten chapter in history in "snowstorm in august" on c-span2's booktv.org. >> we don't know whether franklin roosevelt heard about...
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and peter jaszi professor of copyright law from the washington end college of law and is also an author and although he would not want me to was recently given the great honor by his colleagues to have a lecture named after him. congratulations. [applause] our topic is "copyright and the book" a very small topic. i want to reflect on the title because "copyright and the book" at its core is about the public interest with authors and publishers as part of the public interest. i would underscore that because sometimes in political circles it is brought up were authors and publishers are empathetic call or in the competition with the public that is not the foundational history at all. you will have a discussion how it brings together all of those in respect to copyright law to serve the readers in the valley with publishers and freedom of expression. we will talk about how changes in the book industry in methods of dissemination and consumer expectation show the need for legal change. people talk about copyright reform and they mean different things but from my perspective on behalf of the
and peter jaszi professor of copyright law from the washington end college of law and is also an author and although he would not want me to was recently given the great honor by his colleagues to have a lecture named after him. congratulations. [applause] our topic is "copyright and the book" a very small topic. i want to reflect on the title because "copyright and the book" at its core is about the public interest with authors and publishers as part of the public interest....
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front in western europe, and the british and roosevelt asked stalin to send molotov, a top general to washington in may i've '42, and june of '42 the united states said we are going to enup a second front before the end of the year in 1942. we promised that publicly and yet we don't open the second front until underof '44 and that's bass the british refused to go along with this and the united states and the british get involved in what marshall called periphery pecking in northern africa. marshall and eisenhower were serious. >> how did this lead to the cold war? >> because it led to a lot of mistrust between the united states and the soviets beginning -- the seeds of the colored war are visible during the war. and certain tension because the fact there was a second front, meant that the soviets had on their own to see that the german s -- were pushing across central europe and moving toward berlin, so we lost the military mission and on to diplomatic so there are doles being made between churchill and stalin of -- >> dividing up -- >> yeah, the british will get 90% of greece. the russians get
front in western europe, and the british and roosevelt asked stalin to send molotov, a top general to washington in may i've '42, and june of '42 the united states said we are going to enup a second front before the end of the year in 1942. we promised that publicly and yet we don't open the second front until underof '44 and that's bass the british refused to go along with this and the united states and the british get involved in what marshall called periphery pecking in northern africa....
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from "washington journal," it is 10 minutes. the >> host: looking at the fiscal cliff we turn our attention to deductions and tax loopholes. some of them are potentially on the chopping block. congress and white house negotiate how to move forward. joining us to talk about this from "the wall street journal" is john mccann in. let's start out with the basics. what are loopholes and deductions? we hear those words a lot, but what are they? >> guest: loopholes are in the eye of the beholder. who pulls our tax breaks of all different sorts and what do you make a particular loophole or not depends on where you said i think. there are lots of loopholes that are deductions are deductions are the ones that most people are most familiar with. the big itemize deductions are things like a home mortgage interest deduction. there is a deduction for state and local taxes is very important. the deduction for charitable contributions is real important. there's all kinds of other breaks that exist in a tax code that people are less familiar wit
from "washington journal," it is 10 minutes. the >> host: looking at the fiscal cliff we turn our attention to deductions and tax loopholes. some of them are potentially on the chopping block. congress and white house negotiate how to move forward. joining us to talk about this from "the wall street journal" is john mccann in. let's start out with the basics. what are loopholes and deductions? we hear those words a lot, but what are they? >> guest: loopholes are...
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so we can get her back to washington. won't leave without her husband's body. johnson's as we go to the plane and wait for her and the body there. calm and decisive as if he thought everything through in a moment, that scene on the plane when he gets to the plane also haven't been described from his point of view. we all know the photograph, lyndon johnson standing with his hand up, jacqueline kennedy standing next to him, ladybird on the other side, the judge with the bible administering the oath. it hadn't been told from johnson's point of view and i wanted to do that so for the -- to do that i will talk to everyone who is alive and who was in that room. i talked to mary famer who was johnson's secretary. if you look at that iconic photograph, in the back behind the people you see the top of the young woman sort of curly black head, that is a marie famer's head. what she is doing she told me is checking that johnson takes the oath of office, she is checking to make sure that the words are right. there was a reporter who left wonderful oral history, watching j
so we can get her back to washington. won't leave without her husband's body. johnson's as we go to the plane and wait for her and the body there. calm and decisive as if he thought everything through in a moment, that scene on the plane when he gets to the plane also haven't been described from his point of view. we all know the photograph, lyndon johnson standing with his hand up, jacqueline kennedy standing next to him, ladybird on the other side, the judge with the bible administering the...
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one of which in washington is almost been totally discredited because they really haven't included a broad swath of the opposition, broad enough that would have legitimacy with the opposition back in syria itself. but there are some attempts and people are thinking about these things-perhaps because of what happened in iraq in 2003. >> wonderful. one more. yes, please. >> what this likelihood that the regime will use chemical weapons and what should we or could we do if they do? >> good question. that's one of the questions that no one has an answer, understand what circumstances would the regime use chemical weapons. i suspect they don't want to use them because that would galvanize the exact international response they're trying to avoid. the don't want this type of mass blood-letting that will compel the international community to intervene much more assertively than it has. so i don't think they're going to use chemical weapons. the fear is, though, if the regime -- if the opposition gains the upper hand, if the regime is on its last legs will they want to go down in flames or wi
one of which in washington is almost been totally discredited because they really haven't included a broad swath of the opposition, broad enough that would have legitimacy with the opposition back in syria itself. but there are some attempts and people are thinking about these things-perhaps because of what happened in iraq in 2003. >> wonderful. one more. yes, please. >> what this likelihood that the regime will use chemical weapons and what should we or could we do if they do?...
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paul volcker, like george washington, can't tell a lie. and he says, all right. and the all right response, in fact, confirmed the hidden agenda. what was the hidden agenda? to maintain painfully-high interest rates, to convince congress to curtail the budget deficit so that monetary policy could eventually ease up. the day after the bill just as final confirmation, the day after the bill was passed senator phil graham, who was the architect of the balanced budget amendment, called paul volcker and says, okay, now that we have the budget under control, do you think we can have an easier monetary policy? and volcker answers, we'll see. now, that's a typical central banker's response. and that brings me, of course, to today and the immediate future. the current full employment budget deficit is about 5% of gnp. 5% of national economic activity. it is a number that is eerily similar to the reagan era budget deficits. and ben bernanke is going to need lots of help in engineering an economic recovery without inflation. the volcker fed raised interest rates after years
paul volcker, like george washington, can't tell a lie. and he says, all right. and the all right response, in fact, confirmed the hidden agenda. what was the hidden agenda? to maintain painfully-high interest rates, to convince congress to curtail the budget deficit so that monetary policy could eventually ease up. the day after the bill just as final confirmation, the day after the bill was passed senator phil graham, who was the architect of the balanced budget amendment, called paul volcker...
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washington journal, live tuesday, at 7:00 a.m. eastern, on c-span. >> now, latinos and the 2012 election, and what policy issues influenced their vote. speakers included former white house adviser to latin american, soto, and alfonso aguilar.: this is about two hours. [inaudible conversations] s. >> this is i think, as you all know, a place where public policy and research meet. i bring together the world of ideas with the world of policy action. very happy that tim johnson, the director of the latin american program is here this morning. and also want to acknowledge sal low star who had a lot to do with the planning, and this is an event we're cosponsoring with immigration works, to tamar a jacoby, and arizona state university, working on the issues. i want to acknowledge cardenas, a former governor and distinguished mexican colleague and many other good friends. and mane others back at the woodrow wilson system. and dan, who is out of government and into this civilian life. there's no doubt the latino vote was important in this
washington journal, live tuesday, at 7:00 a.m. eastern, on c-span. >> now, latinos and the 2012 election, and what policy issues influenced their vote. speakers included former white house adviser to latin american, soto, and alfonso aguilar.: this is about two hours. [inaudible conversations] s. >> this is i think, as you all know, a place where public policy and research meet. i bring together the world of ideas with the world of policy action. very happy that tim johnson, the...
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-- bangkok and in washington. but when they did start distributing soldiers, the king made it clear he supported the venture, he bid farewell, sponsored a lot of the celebrations that marked the departure of these troops to south vietnam. he showed a direct personal interest in their well being, h visited the injured soldiers in back, heded over funeral ceremonies for them at these royal-sponsored temples. so from the very beginning the king of thailand was involved in this and supporting it. as to say whether he ghei his blessing or not would it still go forward, i don't know, but pretty much it's hard to imagin without his support such a thing taking place. >> currently what kind of relationship does the u.s. military have with the thai military? >> guest: well, the u.s. still has a very close with the royal thai army. this is something that hasn changed since the vietnam war. we have regular annual exerci with the thais and other region
-- bangkok and in washington. but when they did start distributing soldiers, the king made it clear he supported the venture, he bid farewell, sponsored a lot of the celebrations that marked the departure of these troops to south vietnam. he showed a direct personal interest in their well being, h visited the injured soldiers in back, heded over funeral ceremonies for them at these royal-sponsored temples. so from the very beginning the king of...
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the clerk: washington, d.c., december 30, 2012. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable michael f. bennet, a senator from the state of colorado, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: there will be an hour of debate on the galante nomination. at 2:00 p.m. there will be two roll call votes on confirmations of the nomination of carol greant to be assistant secretary at h.u.d. following those he votes thrib there will be a recess to allow for caucus meetings and the majority's meeting will begin at 3:00 today. would the chair announce the business of the day. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations which the clerk will report. the clerk: nominations, department of housing and urban development, carol j
the clerk: washington, d.c., december 30, 2012. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable michael f. bennet, a senator from the state of colorado, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: there will be an hour of debate on the galante nomination. at 2:00 p.m. there will be two roll call votes on confirmations of...
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finances led "the washington post" editorial beard to conclude, "right now the critics are starting to look pretty pressing. government support foreclosure ssessive borrowing has turned into a national nightmare." the f.h. e.a.s. capital reserve is still well below the level determined by congress to be the bare minimum to cover f.h. e.a.s. future losses. even though f.h.a. narrowly avoided a bailout this year, dangers remain in the years ahead due to its over $1 trillion, mr. president, exposure to risky loans and precarious economic conditions. most of the f.h.a.'s recent actions have only concealed these dangers. for example, instied of adequately raising insurance premiums over the life of the loan, f.h.a. has measured -- has increased upfront premiums to simile cover losses in the short term. loss, upfront premiums can be rolled into the mart balance therefore decreasing equity for borrowers o increasing the upfront premiums could make f.h.a. loans even riskier for both the borrower and the taxpayer who stands behind the mortgage. i believe it's time to face the reality that the f
finances led "the washington post" editorial beard to conclude, "right now the critics are starting to look pretty pressing. government support foreclosure ssessive borrowing has turned into a national nightmare." the f.h. e.a.s. capital reserve is still well below the level determined by congress to be the bare minimum to cover f.h. e.a.s. future losses. even though f.h.a. narrowly avoided a bailout this year, dangers remain in the years ahead due to its over $1 trillion,...
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washington doesn't tax too little. it spends too much. until we recognize that and deal with what is driving federal spending, we are going to continue to saddle future generations with more debt, with more liabilities, with a lower standard of living and a lower quality of life than we've experienced and that is not fair to emthis. it's time for us to demonstrate the political courage that is mess to take on the big -- the political courage that is necessary to take on the big issues and have the a vote. late put it on the floor and let's vote on t let's do something around here that matters, that is meaningful to the future of this country. rather than wait until the last day and the last hour and allow two people to sit in a room and decide the fate and the future of this great country. mr. president, i yield the floor. mr. paul: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kentucky. mr. paul: something you may have heard, there's something called the fiscal cliff aproposing. and we must do something about it or we will go ov
washington doesn't tax too little. it spends too much. until we recognize that and deal with what is driving federal spending, we are going to continue to saddle future generations with more debt, with more liabilities, with a lower standard of living and a lower quality of life than we've experienced and that is not fair to emthis. it's time for us to demonstrate the political courage that is mess to take on the big -- the political courage that is necessary to take on the big issues and have...
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inscribed here in washington, d.c. at the national law enforcement memorial are these words: it is not how these officers died that made them heroes. it is how they lived. today we remember david and jeff for their lives, for their lives that was in service to others, their lives that served topeka. we express our gratitude for their dedication to their community and to their country. we remember their families and their loved ones, and i ask all kansans, in fact all americans to join in remembering david and jeff's families in their thoughts and prayers this week. may god comfort them in their time of grief and be a source of strength for them. may he also protect all those who continue to serve us today. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from mississippi. mr. cochran: mr. president, the united states senate and our nation have lost one of our finest leaders. daniel inouye of hawaii. he was an outstanding united states senator, a true statesman, a patriot and a gentleman. it's been an honor
inscribed here in washington, d.c. at the national law enforcement memorial are these words: it is not how these officers died that made them heroes. it is how they lived. today we remember david and jeff for their lives, for their lives that was in service to others, their lives that served topeka. we express our gratitude for their dedication to their community and to their country. we remember their families and their loved ones, and i ask all kansans, in fact all americans to join in...
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you mentioned washington. may be bringing linking lincoln into the picture to and your thoughts about this new burst of freedom that begins with the emancipation and you have a family story. your grandfather, you ride in the book my grandfather sun sun and you mentioned that is grandfather was a freed slave so some thoughts about that? >> you know, for us in the south, abe lincoln was the great emancipator. i know there is a revision movement today. i am a big abe lincoln fan. i have photos of lincoln. i have a problem with the cynical revisionist. it a blank and meant quite a bit to us. you begin to see what the country is. it's like the beginning. you have got the south is one way of life with the peculiar institution that in my opinion is the single greatest immorality in the country. how can you have a free country with slaves? we understood that. it's a contradiction that contradicts the very founding of the country. but i at any rate, when i grew up, lincoln, he was the author of real liberty. you have t
you mentioned washington. may be bringing linking lincoln into the picture to and your thoughts about this new burst of freedom that begins with the emancipation and you have a family story. your grandfather, you ride in the book my grandfather sun sun and you mentioned that is grandfather was a freed slave so some thoughts about that? >> you know, for us in the south, abe lincoln was the great emancipator. i know there is a revision movement today. i am a big abe lincoln fan. i have...
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. >> now joining us on booktv is an old washington hand and that is ambassador stuart eisenstadt. he is also author. ambassador eisenstadt, wiry writing a book about the future of the jewish. >> we survived 3000 years of calamities culminating in a holocaust of her own time and yet we have survived and thrived and continued to societies, even those that didn't want us. now we have a whole new set of 21st century challenges and the question is, having survived this terrible times, can we now survive prosperity, success and integration. a look at this from two perspectives. i look at the global forces that affect america, american jews and israel, everything for the shift of power from the united states and the west to china and the east, the powers of globalization of the digital era about how to deal with the 1.6 million muslims in the world come across to the iranian nuclear power. and i also like an internal press, low birthrates, assimilation and whether we can in effect succeeded at a time that we are more successful than matter and integrated into a society. it is a new pheno
. >> now joining us on booktv is an old washington hand and that is ambassador stuart eisenstadt. he is also author. ambassador eisenstadt, wiry writing a book about the future of the jewish. >> we survived 3000 years of calamities culminating in a holocaust of her own time and yet we have survived and thrived and continued to societies, even those that didn't want us. now we have a whole new set of 21st century challenges and the question is, having survived this terrible times,...
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it's one of the best places in washington. and shared the -- the joy he took in just the beauty of -- of that space. and we shared stories about the old days, the days when senator hatfield and senator inouye worked together on appropriations. and we also had a chance to talk about some of the -- the challenges that have occurred in the committee in recent times, how much harder it is to get appropriation bills to the floor and have them considered in a bipartisan nature. and i indicated to -- to senator inouye then how interested i would be in serving on appropriations, how important to oregon it would be, and this began a series of dialogue over the last four years about that. it was tremendous honor to have the chance to share these last four years with senator dan inouye. i think all who have spoken have recognized that he did extraordinary job of commanding folks and taking on difficult tasks in world war ii and received the highest recognition for doing so. and he did so in the context that was extraordinary, in which ja
it's one of the best places in washington. and shared the -- the joy he took in just the beauty of -- of that space. and we shared stories about the old days, the days when senator hatfield and senator inouye worked together on appropriations. and we also had a chance to talk about some of the -- the challenges that have occurred in the committee in recent times, how much harder it is to get appropriation bills to the floor and have them considered in a bipartisan nature. and i indicated to --...
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it's a great thing washington, d.c. has all these things and c-span has covered it. >> c-span created by america's cable companies in 1979 luft. >>> president obama meets with house and senate leaders from both parties this afternoon at the white house that meeting is scheduled for 3:00 eastern in the oval office. politico rights leader's side is hopeful there will be a breakthrough on preventing the tax increases and spending cuts scheduled to take effect on january 1st. earlier today senator tom harkin held and even outside of the capitol about the fiscal cliff. he called it a battle for the middle class. we will also hear from congressman chris van hollen and members of advocacy groups. >> are we ready? okay. good morning. all right. good morning. welcome to this cold morning press conference here outside of the senate office building. i am the executive director of network and i am one of them on the bus. we're here to continue the message, grizzlies to find a solution to the economic situation that we are facing. w
it's a great thing washington, d.c. has all these things and c-span has covered it. >> c-span created by america's cable companies in 1979 luft. >>> president obama meets with house and senate leaders from both parties this afternoon at the white house that meeting is scheduled for 3:00 eastern in the oval office. politico rights leader's side is hopeful there will be a breakthrough on preventing the tax increases and spending cuts scheduled to take effect on january 1st. earlier...
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holten is a finalist for the george washington book prize and national book award. his first book, "forced founders: indians, debtors, slaves and the making of the american revolution in virginia," won the organization of american historians 'mel kurdy award. i'm honor today introduce -- honored to introduce woody holten. [applause] >> first, i want to celebrate the wisdom ask and the congeniality of the fellow judges who gave up a half year of tear own writing to -- of their own writing to help find the fife amazing books that we present to you tonight. they are brad gooch, linda gordon, susan orlene and judith -- [inaudible] [applause] the other judges and i also want to give special thanks to sherry young who was our tireless and perfectionist liaison at the national book foundation. thank you, sherry. [applause] the finalists for the 2012 national book award for nonfiction are anne applebaum, "iron curtain: the crushing of eastern europe, 1845-1856" published by doubleday. and katherine boo, behind the beautiful forevers. [applause] life, death and hope in a mum
holten is a finalist for the george washington book prize and national book award. his first book, "forced founders: indians, debtors, slaves and the making of the american revolution in virginia," won the organization of american historians 'mel kurdy award. i'm honor today introduce -- honored to introduce woody holten. [applause] >> first, i want to celebrate the wisdom ask and the congeniality of the fellow judges who gave up a half year of tear own writing to -- of their...
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washington d.c. her very happy to have them with us here today. [applause] the dictators learning curve is a look at an arms race, speaking metaphorically that dictators and democratic activist trying to overthrow and both sides have had to up their game in recent years. for those of you who think foreign policy is about trade agreements, arms treaties come arcing border disputes, let me assure you it's a lively read a stun dobson's travels across the world and the steam setting, anecdotes and memorable characters. they are an admiral. i'm supposed to say the top of the hour were going to lead about 15 minutes for a question-and-answer session. people to line up at the microphone in the middle aisle and afterward totally done, we're going to go to the book signing tent, where will the signed copies of the book. so, to start off panic and you give us a brief description of the central thrust of your book. >> sure, absolutely. for two and a half years i spent time traveling to a number of different aut
washington d.c. her very happy to have them with us here today. [applause] the dictators learning curve is a look at an arms race, speaking metaphorically that dictators and democratic activist trying to overthrow and both sides have had to up their game in recent years. for those of you who think foreign policy is about trade agreements, arms treaties come arcing border disputes, let me assure you it's a lively read a stun dobson's travels across the world and the steam setting, anecdotes and...
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these were including in "the washington post best book of 2012. this year's national book award winner for non-fiction "behind the beautiful forevers." katherine boo profiles. the late reporter and war spond recalls the capture in lib are libya and return to his grandfather's estate in the national book award nominated "house of stone." in "marigold" james history and swcial affairs professor at george washington university reports on the peace plan dubbed "marigold" and aim to end the vietnam war in 1966.
these were including in "the washington post best book of 2012. this year's national book award winner for non-fiction "behind the beautiful forevers." katherine boo profiles. the late reporter and war spond recalls the capture in lib are libya and return to his grandfather's estate in the national book award nominated "house of stone." in "marigold" james history and swcial affairs professor at george washington university reports on the peace plan dubbed...
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the clerk: washington, d.c, december 6, 2012. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable tom udall, a senator from the state of new mexico, to perform the duties f the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: following leader remarks, which will be in a period of morning business until 11:45 today. senators will be permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. we would like that time to be for speeches for our retiring senators. at 11:45, the senate will move to consider the nominations of walker and berg, judges. we expect only two roll call votes since we hope the berg nomination will be confirmed by voice. mr. president, we democrats have been saying for more than four months, it's time for the thousands pass a middle-class tax cut which we approved here in the senate in july. as the days until the country goes over the fiscal cliff goe
the clerk: washington, d.c, december 6, 2012. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable tom udall, a senator from the state of new mexico, to perform the duties f the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: following leader remarks, which will be in a period of morning business until 11:45 today....
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as senior officials here in washington we share that profound responsibility. we have to constantly improve, reduce the risks our people face, and make sure they have all resources they need. that includes the men and women of the state department's diplomatic security service. i have been deeply honored to serve with many of these brave men and women. they are professionals and patriots who serve with no marines on post or little or no u.s. military presence in the country. like secretary clinton, i trust them with my life. it's important to recognize the colleagues and bureaus of diplomatic security and middle east affairs and across the department at home and abroad get it right countless times a day for years on end in some of the toughest circumstances imaginable. we cannot lose sight of that, but we learned very hard and painful lessons in benghazi. we are already acting on them. we have to do better. we owe it to our colleagues who lost lives in benghazi. we owe it to the security professionals who agented with such extraordinary heroism that awful night
as senior officials here in washington we share that profound responsibility. we have to constantly improve, reduce the risks our people face, and make sure they have all resources they need. that includes the men and women of the state department's diplomatic security service. i have been deeply honored to serve with many of these brave men and women. they are professionals and patriots who serve with no marines on post or little or no u.s. military presence in the country. like secretary...
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president, the words of washington are a foreign language. we use words that nobody understands and we use numbers that nobody believes, and i'm telling you with me there's going to be a new day and a new way. plain talk, straight talk about what we are doing here. so let's talk about the word sequester. sequester literally means that you are going to -- sequester means that -- stands for a government arcane word that means you are going to have automatic across-the-board government spending cuts. these are supposed to be triggered if we don't resolve the issues today, will happen on january 2. what is being proposed is that we would cut $110 billion in 2013, $55 billion in defense and $55 billion in nondefense. this means every single program. not programs that are dated, not programs that are bloated, not programs that might be for another era or only benefited a small group of people in a distant past. it means every single program. yes, there will be certain exemptions to that in terms of social security benefits, veteran benefits and cer
president, the words of washington are a foreign language. we use words that nobody understands and we use numbers that nobody believes, and i'm telling you with me there's going to be a new day and a new way. plain talk, straight talk about what we are doing here. so let's talk about the word sequester. sequester literally means that you are going to -- sequester means that -- stands for a government arcane word that means you are going to have automatic across-the-board government spending...
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george washington -- in cambridge there's a tree that finally fell and it said washington took command of the troops there. he was nowhere near that tree. you can prove that 1 million times over. but people believed it and loved it. love that tree. the tree in the boston call men's. there's a -- why? because trees are a marker of time. just talk about new york specifically, yeah, i mean, obviously we develop, i mean, this is an old story. new york is always changing and that's good. but there is something happening, and i think in historic preservation, something i feel like if i want to be part of it or tried to be a part of it. this idea that when you preserve a place, that's one thing. you preserve the building, okay. but what's the use of the building or once the remembrances that live in the building still? suddenly i'm thinking that tree, they still have the stuff of it in the apollo theater. that's a tree reference. people don't forget that. but i'm back into places, and i think the new, the latest moves, the new thinking in historic preservation is about preserving use. so for
george washington -- in cambridge there's a tree that finally fell and it said washington took command of the troops there. he was nowhere near that tree. you can prove that 1 million times over. but people believed it and loved it. love that tree. the tree in the boston call men's. there's a -- why? because trees are a marker of time. just talk about new york specifically, yeah, i mean, obviously we develop, i mean, this is an old story. new york is always changing and that's good. but there...
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second front in western europe and the british, and roosevelt asked stotland to send the top general to washington in nabf 42 and in june of 40 to the issue a public statement saying we are going to open up the second front before the end of the war before the end of the year in 1942. we promised that publicly. and yet the open up in june of 44. that's partly because the british refused to go along with this and that the british get involved in the periphery in northern africa. they are serious but they didn't open up the second front with the united states brought instead basically to defend the provision higher. >> how does this link to the cold war? >> there's been to the mistrust between the soviets beginning during the war treatise of the seeds of the cold war are visible during the war. there are certain tensions of course because the fact that they delayed the second front know that the soviets had on their own largely defeated the germans after stalin and rather what pushing it across central europe and eastern europe moving towards berlin and they lost the mission and there's also a diplo
second front in western europe and the british, and roosevelt asked stotland to send the top general to washington in nabf 42 and in june of 40 to the issue a public statement saying we are going to open up the second front before the end of the war before the end of the year in 1942. we promised that publicly. and yet the open up in june of 44. that's partly because the british refused to go along with this and that the british get involved in the periphery in northern africa. they are serious...
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you have with washington nothing you see in washington today. that is a person who is prepared to reach out to the person who knows. i spent years literally years trying to convince the government in the republican and democratic party we have ownership and 1 $10 of fraud in medicare and medicaid. my tourses were straight straightforward. american express, visa, and mastercard. it you had in the federal government you get an experience express you would save between 70 and 110 billion a year. they adopt first time the budget office model, they're not bureaucracy, they have the weird private sector idea. they want to use computers. [laughter] there a serious of weird things about this. and that is where we are. we're a country which could solve virtually all of the problems. if you read i want to close with the reference back to washington for a second. republicans belly aching. could you imagine people did who they paid. you can't do that. it won't work on a thirty-second commercial. our second is valley forge. by the way, if you want to see a c
you have with washington nothing you see in washington today. that is a person who is prepared to reach out to the person who knows. i spent years literally years trying to convince the government in the republican and democratic party we have ownership and 1 $10 of fraud in medicare and medicaid. my tourses were straight straightforward. american express, visa, and mastercard. it you had in the federal government you get an experience express you would save between 70 and 110 billion a year....
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ike's great talent was he found this pashtun much the way george washington brushed aside his own impotence of ordnance in the revolution your while at key moments he put his foot down and essentially told the brits to stuff it. that didn't stop field marshal bernard montgomery from becoming a thorn in the sight of all american commanders in europe for the duration of the war. but ike, omar bradley, george patton all managed to work around to minimize the negative impacts of the war effort. so when the war ends we are expected to supply wealth and prosperity to all. we do to the death of our ability. and yet this brings with it this ironing that by supplying wealth and protection you are eroding the very disciplines that are necessary to maintain and perpetuate prosperity for yourself and prosperity and freedom for others. that would be the challenge for the next 75 years and the topic of volume two. how to provide a canopy of liberty and perpetuate american exceptionalism while allowing in just enough rain of difficulty and disappointment to remind americans and the world that the era in w
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that is of dermatology and then 35th, washington d.c. registration information to be found on our website. we hope he will not miss it. so now we move to the second debate. this is the debate on cyber war. stuart becker will be beginning. stewart is. [indiscernible] , the author of why we are stopping tomorrows terrorism. a book on security challenges, both technology, use, dated a funding terrorism. 2005 and 2009, the first assistant secretary for policy at the department of homeland security server security, national security, electronic surveillance, law enforcement, and encryption, and the latest technology issues. and for 92-94 general counsel on the national security agency. reforming commercial encryption and computer security foreign-policy and he always is a beacon of light on so many issues. [laughter] our other well-known participant and other framework is we knew him as charlie. he assisted the judge advocate general more than 3,200 judge advocate's, 250 civilian lawyers and 500 civilians around the world. an array of militar
that is of dermatology and then 35th, washington d.c. registration information to be found on our website. we hope he will not miss it. so now we move to the second debate. this is the debate on cyber war. stuart becker will be beginning. stewart is. [indiscernible] , the author of why we are stopping tomorrows terrorism. a book on security challenges, both technology, use, dated a funding terrorism. 2005 and 2009, the first assistant secretary for policy at the department of homeland security...
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was a lawyer and was planning to do that for my career in washington. was plucked to be general counsel of the parent company of abc back in 81. i did that for a few years. through a roundabout way i ended up becoming president of abc news. it's not something i ever saw to do. even when what to do it i did it because we need secession plant because we needed secession plan and his i thought i would do it for a couple of years. the biggest surprise was that came to absolutely love it. i've met some wonderful jobs. i've been very blessed, but been any news organization like abc news, much less running it is a rare privilege. that's part of the reason i wrote the book is, people have not had that experience, some sense what it is like. >> how do you get to go to the supreme court? what was that process? what did you learn at the supreme court that helped you run abc? >> as i said it went to michigan undergraduate, and sort of wandered into the law. i was fortunate because is a great law school. like the one you have here at university of texas, austin. i d
was a lawyer and was planning to do that for my career in washington. was plucked to be general counsel of the parent company of abc back in 81. i did that for a few years. through a roundabout way i ended up becoming president of abc news. it's not something i ever saw to do. even when what to do it i did it because we need secession plant because we needed secession plan and his i thought i would do it for a couple of years. the biggest surprise was that came to absolutely love it. i've met...
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he's introduced by susan eisenhower, granddaughter at the eisenhower institute in washington d.c. this is about 50 minutes. [applause] >> what an honor and treat to be at the eisenhower institute and especially an honor to have susan introduced me. you know, families can be a little touchy about the great man and their family, but the eisenhower's were amazing with me. john, susan, david are completely open, not defensive, which is unusual. incredibly helpful and i could not have done this book without them. so thank you, susan. six weeks after dwight eisenhower became president, stalin died. paik caught together top advisers and officials in that, what's the plan? .. is >> little bit like colonel sanders of kentucky fried chicken. was clearly a figure. ike was rooting for the general, the head of the red army was ike's ally in defeating the nazis in world war ii. eisenhower sent his son john out to do a little spying. john seidel up to him. things are not as they seem. president eisenhower did not find out who was really in charge until the fifth day of the conference, when ike p
he's introduced by susan eisenhower, granddaughter at the eisenhower institute in washington d.c. this is about 50 minutes. [applause] >> what an honor and treat to be at the eisenhower institute and especially an honor to have susan introduced me. you know, families can be a little touchy about the great man and their family, but the eisenhower's were amazing with me. john, susan, david are completely open, not defensive, which is unusual. incredibly helpful and i could not have done...
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let me end with what washington could do and rob command me to talk about what washington can do. what should washington do? what can it do? there are lots of ideas in washington over the course of the last 10 or 15 years about that would do about egypt in general. now, cut aid, give more aid, give the 23-16, not the tanks built in f-16, one tv 16, enough. i'm deeply ambivalent about all these ideas. it's clear we have important strategic interests and u.s. military and egyptian military seem to share those strategic interests for now. but who is to say going forward that, as we shipped our strategic posture, that egypt will remain as strategically important, excepting, of course, the suez can channel. we seem to be stuck in this -- we continue to give aid in the hope we are buying something from the egyptians and nobody is quite sure what exactly we are buying. even so, i don't think there's much that the united states can do. i think cutting aid isn't going to make a difference. night last weekend -- not this past one -- two weekends ago, wrote something about egyptians writing
let me end with what washington could do and rob command me to talk about what washington can do. what should washington do? what can it do? there are lots of ideas in washington over the course of the last 10 or 15 years about that would do about egypt in general. now, cut aid, give more aid, give the 23-16, not the tanks built in f-16, one tv 16, enough. i'm deeply ambivalent about all these ideas. it's clear we have important strategic interests and u.s. military and egyptian military seem...
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in washington, um, in washington -- washington had about 30,000 people then as a city, 12,000 of them were black. the majority of the black people in washington actually in 1830 were free, were not slaves out of the 12,000 black people, slightly more than half were free. >> what led to washington, d.c.'s first race riots in 1835, and what part did francis scott key play? jefferson morley recounts this almost forgotten chapter in american history in "snowstorm in august," monday night at 10 eastern part of c-span2's booktv. >> washington post correspondent and author rajiv command chandr. his newest book "the little america." mr. chandrasekaran, when you talk about little america, what are you talking about? >> guest: i'm talking about this remarkable community that the americans built in the deserts of southern afghanistan not in the last couple years, but six decades ago. back when, unknown to most of our countrymen, there were dozens and dozens of american engineers there back in the '40s and '50s digging irrigation canals, building dams, helping to nation build in afghanistan. on t
in washington, um, in washington -- washington had about 30,000 people then as a city, 12,000 of them were black. the majority of the black people in washington actually in 1830 were free, were not slaves out of the 12,000 black people, slightly more than half were free. >> what led to washington, d.c.'s first race riots in 1835, and what part did francis scott key play? jefferson morley recounts this almost forgotten chapter in american history in "snowstorm in august," monday...
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benghazi, tripoli, and washington coordinated effectively with each other. the looped in the military right away and the interagency response was timely and appropriate. but there simply was not enough time for u.s. military forces to have made a difference. having said that, it is not reasonable and feasible to tether u.s. forces to respond to protect every high risk posed in the world. and we found that there is no immediate warning of the september 11 attacks. but there was a knowledge gap in extremist militias in libya and the potential threat that they pose to u.s. interests. although some threats were known. in this context, increased violence, targeting of foreign diplomats, and international organizations in benghazi failed to come into clear relief against the backdrop of widespread political violence and enter militia fighting, as well as the growth of extremist camps and militias in eastern libya. while we do not find that any individual u.s. government employees engaged in willful misconduct or knowingly ignored his or her responsibilities, we di
benghazi, tripoli, and washington coordinated effectively with each other. the looped in the military right away and the interagency response was timely and appropriate. but there simply was not enough time for u.s. military forces to have made a difference. having said that, it is not reasonable and feasible to tether u.s. forces to respond to protect every high risk posed in the world. and we found that there is no immediate warning of the september 11 attacks. but there was a knowledge gap...
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in 2011 we felt a little tremble here in washington from an earthquake. a disaster declaration was declared for virginia after the earthquake that was felt here in the capital. but this wasn't a disaster that overwhelmed local capabilities. it didn't overwhelm the capabilities of the regional capital area. it didn't overwhelm the capabilities of virginia. yet, we transferred what were truly responsibilities for the state and communities to the federal government. this per capita damage indicator ends up becoming really problematic for two reasons. first, it was established in 1996, but fema failed to update it. and second, simply using the per capita damage indicator is an unfair way to assess whether or not a disaster has occurred. and let me explain why. if you have a small populated state versus a large populated state, where you have a concentration of people in an area, you won't ever attain it if you have a large population. whereas if you have a small population, you will, with the exact same event. my question is: should oklahoma benefit on a per
in 2011 we felt a little tremble here in washington from an earthquake. a disaster declaration was declared for virginia after the earthquake that was felt here in the capital. but this wasn't a disaster that overwhelmed local capabilities. it didn't overwhelm the capabilities of the regional capital area. it didn't overwhelm the capabilities of virginia. yet, we transferred what were truly responsibilities for the state and communities to the federal government. this per capita damage...
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a columnist for "the washington post," david is a renowned writer of fiction and nonfiction and is later during his most recent string of best-selling works of spy fiction. david is well known for his command of international affairs and his keen insight into the working of government and other factors. with these two gentlemen, we're poised for an illuminating an intriguing conversation about the world, the future and revenge of geography. bald and david, over to you. >> thank you. i think you're probably not supposed to see this as a serious moderator, but i love this book. it's embarrassing how architect it is and how many post its mouth i put not to flatter the teacher but because i really liked it. i'm going to try to walk the audience through this. we have bob walk the audience through and i would like to start with a provocative opening comment that you make. you set my reporting over three decades has convinced me that we all need to recover a sensibility of time and space that has been lost in the information age when the molders of public opinion - against the hours that will t
a columnist for "the washington post," david is a renowned writer of fiction and nonfiction and is later during his most recent string of best-selling works of spy fiction. david is well known for his command of international affairs and his keen insight into the working of government and other factors. with these two gentlemen, we're poised for an illuminating an intriguing conversation about the world, the future and revenge of geography. bald and david, over to you. >> thank...
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shriver opposed the reordering of priorities generating the observation in washington and elsewhere, quote, like the poor, we have shriver always with us, end of quote. nevertheless, between 1964 to 1968, one-third of america's poor moved up word out of poverty. by the spring of 1968, tension over the budget priorities lead shriver to give up on what had become an impossible task and to take the ambassadorship to france. when the democrats met that summer in a stormy chicago, shriver's name and came up for the vice presidency. in fact, he had an acceptance speech written and reservations on the flight from paris to chicago. but once again the kennedy family still grieving from the recent death of robert raised an objective in favor of ted. so shriver remained in paris until 1970. his success and repairing the alliance with france weekend by a disagreement about the vietnam war had prompted president nixon to retain him in office. not long afterwards came the 1972 election when the democratic nominee george mcgovern was forced to drop his running mate, and eventually through a process
shriver opposed the reordering of priorities generating the observation in washington and elsewhere, quote, like the poor, we have shriver always with us, end of quote. nevertheless, between 1964 to 1968, one-third of america's poor moved up word out of poverty. by the spring of 1968, tension over the budget priorities lead shriver to give up on what had become an impossible task and to take the ambassadorship to france. when the democrats met that summer in a stormy chicago, shriver's name and...
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i was in washington. and in reykjavÍk and geneva. >> working very much on -- >> all the reagan staff. >> and trying to figure what the russians were up to. from your point of view as a russian expert, what was going on in the russian mind as all this was taking place? what was the importance of the emergence of gorbachev asked the leader of the soviet union? >> well, there are a number of very important questions out there. i think we understand in retrospect as usual, much better than we understood it at the time, one of the misperceptions i believe that we had was that the deployment of the ss-20s had been calculated in advance to be a threat to europe, and to decouple the alliance. now, as we look back now, we find that they had not staffed whatsoever. it was largely a amount of inertia of the military-industrial complex. they would build them because they could. and the foreign ministry was not even consulted before their decision to deploy the ss-20. we now know that at least there was a minority of
i was in washington. and in reykjavÍk and geneva. >> working very much on -- >> all the reagan staff. >> and trying to figure what the russians were up to. from your point of view as a russian expert, what was going on in the russian mind as all this was taking place? what was the importance of the emergence of gorbachev asked the leader of the soviet union? >> well, there are a number of very important questions out there. i think we understand in retrospect as usual,...
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look where the key groups of washington are they have a significant stranglehold. i have not thought through how that might have been. abraham lincoln in one of the speeches said the same thing about the democratic birdie as a consequence for being in control. obviously the republican party would give the south stayed in the eugene? the democrats still had strong representation. maybe they wouldn't get slavery going that would have blocked american development as a was hot. they could not settle territories over the slavery issue. the secession of the south was tragic but may have been positive. but that even broke the stalemate in the system. i don't see anything to break the stalemate it would have to be a large event. coming out of the trends that we discussed. >> [inaudible] >> cahal couldn't be possible with the 43 shame the government to have federal spending be a lower percentage of gdp than what we are accustomed? between 18 and 21% and federal revenues have never been higher since world war ii. but you point* to the contradiction between that. could it be
look where the key groups of washington are they have a significant stranglehold. i have not thought through how that might have been. abraham lincoln in one of the speeches said the same thing about the democratic birdie as a consequence for being in control. obviously the republican party would give the south stayed in the eugene? the democrats still had strong representation. maybe they wouldn't get slavery going that would have blocked american development as a was hot. they could not...
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is in a wall street-washington disconnect? >> interesting question. i certainly hope that markets wouldn't have to tank. i don't -- want to have confidence not just in markets but in businesses that households as well. and the best way the fiscal policy makers can achieve that is by coming to solution as quickly as possible. respond to news on negotiations but on the other hand, it's it true if we look at the experience, it's a formative experience of the debate in august of 2011 that both confidence and markets remain pretty -- close to the point where it looked like it was actually a chance debt limit would not be raised. and then, of course, there was a pretty sharp shock particularly to confidence about the time of the, you know, of the final debates, so it's not unusual to see markets being complacent. if things go well it would be good news. maybe right now marketses are thinking on average of possibilities. again to reintegrate, i don't think that any policy maker including the feds should be responding to markets should be doing is making poli
is in a wall street-washington disconnect? >> interesting question. i certainly hope that markets wouldn't have to tank. i don't -- want to have confidence not just in markets but in businesses that households as well. and the best way the fiscal policy makers can achieve that is by coming to solution as quickly as possible. respond to news on negotiations but on the other hand, it's it true if we look at the experience, it's a formative experience of the debate in august of 2011 that...